Although the C-17 Globemaster III had its maiden flight in 1991, it took four more years until the first C-17 squadron became ...

While the C-17 Globemaster III (233 in service - 2019) is smaller than the C-5 Galaxy (56 in service - 2019) and cannot transport as much cargo per plane than the C-5, the C-17 is the backbone of U.S.

BELLEVUE, Nebraska (WPVI) -- The U-S Air Force has a new unit for transporting patients with Ebola or other highly contagious diseases. The 'transport isolation system' fits into a C-17 transport ...

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) initiated a program in December 1979, known as the Cargo-Experimental (C-X) competition, as a means of finding a new strategic airlift aircraft that was ...

In 2015, Boeing wrapped up production of the C-17 Globemaster III, one of the most iconic military transport aircraft ever made. The last C-17 took off from its production facility in Long Beach, ...

The head of air mobility for the US Air Force (USAF) says the service is eyeing the mid-2040s to field a new strategic airlifter. The still-conceptual transport is envisioned as succeeding both the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- An emergency spending bill approved by the Senate on Thursday includes $227.5 million to continue production of Boeing's C-17 transport aircraft, which supports about 1,800 jobs in ...

The inspector general for the US Department of Defense (DoD) is claiming airframer Boeing overcharged the US Air Force (USAF) for spare parts on the C-17 Globemaster III strategic transport. A report ...

Aircraft designs serve specific purposes, and the C-17 Globemaster is no different. Let's examine its tail, for example. Basically, to make room for its rear loading operations, McDonnell Douglas ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Boeing Co welcomed the Obama administration's mention of its C-17 transport plane on the White House website, the only weapons program singled out by name, and said that ...

Kipnuk and Kwigillingok residents continued to land Thursday night in Anchorage, carrying backpacks and plastic bags filled ...

LONDON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Britain will buy an additional C-17 military transport aircraft from U.S. firm Boeing, Prime Minister David Cameron said on Wednesday. "I can announce today .... we will be ...